Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, July 9, 2005

6:58 am

Gail

S7/32

6:59 am

Uneaixoise

A6/39

7:18 am

Gail

E7/28

7:20 am

Gail

E7/36

7:25 am

Uneaixoise

S6/30

7:28 am

Gail

A7/28

7:29 am

Gail

P7/36

7:37 am

Gail

S7/36

7:47 am

Gail

L7/28

7:49 am

Uneaixoise

R8/75

7:57 am

Gail

W8/55 I think this is going to be a big grid

7:58 am

Uneaixoise

K6/30

7:58 am

Uneaixoise

yep--lookin' huge

7:59 am

Gail

O7/28
S7/36

8:06 am

Gail

A7/28
A8/40
A9/54

8:08 am

Gail

A7/28
A8/40

All these A words all start with the same three letters

8:17 am

Uneaixoise

S6/27

8:20 am

Gail

I have 154 words, so that means there must be around 300 on the grid. Time to go do something productive for a while.

8:22 am

Uneaixoise

ditto--I'm at 158!

8:45 am

baggo

hold on not playing will get you all the stats...

8:49 am

Uneaixoise

thanks--already at 175--jeez!

8:52 am

baggo

here you go

9-1
8-4
7-18
6-38
5-96
4-135

292 words

a-38
e-14
g-11
h-11
k-13
l-11
n-8
o-16
p-20
r-31
s-67
t-39
u-3
w-10

9:01 am

DarleenMB

W7/40

9:57 am

roberts1

W8/55

10:00 am

roberts1

Sorry, I missed Gail's post this morning. This is not a second W8/55.

10:11 am

DarleenMB

Thnks Roberts1, I wasn't sure if it was or not so didn't post it.

10:26 am

lys

i need a hint or two for the w's

10:29 am

Gail

The police would have these if they wanted to arrest you or search your house.

10:32 am

Uneaixoise

"w" hint . . . rise and shine!

10:33 am

lys

thanks gail

10:44 am

Gail

Is it a sign of addiction that I was mulling over the grid in my head while I was doing my grocery shopping this morning?

10:49 am

wilson27fan

thanks alot for the W hint gail :))

10:50 am

tedybeth

Gail - you were up early today!! The grid was still off-line when I went to bed at 2:30 edt .... Those ads must really make it more cantankerous to reseet each day!!

10:51 am

Gail

Yep, I was up at the crack of dawn, as usual. Tropical storm Cindi is making today a washout here.

10:53 am

wilson27fan

I think the ads are a pain in the butt they slow me down alot !!

10:54 am

Gail

By the time the page reloads, I've forgotten what word I want to type in!

Well, maybe not that bad...

11:03 am

onyx

yeah, that bad...

11:04 am

Gail

And if you try to type it in too fast, you don't get the first letter or two in there.

11:11 am

periwinkle

May I please have clues for the 9 letter word and the 8's.

11:15 am

Gail

For the A words, you have to think of planes, balloons and dirigibles.

Oh, I love the word dirigible!

11:22 am

periwinkle

Thanks, I will keep looking.

11:26 am

Gail

Four of the big A words are based on an A4/4 that means atmosphere.

11:27 am

periwinkle

Still can't find any of the long A words :(

11:28 am

periwinkle

Gail, I figured out which A/4 to use but have trouble with the second parts.

11:32 am

Gail

The A8/40 - A9/54 are craft that get their bouyancy from the surrounding air, like balloons or blimps. The other A7 - A8 words are very similar.

2:10 pm

periwinkle

Yea!, found the a/8 and 9, Thanks.

2:36 pm

tedybeth

How many A7/28's are there? I'm confused, as usual!
Hurricane Dennis report: Windy in Orlando - skies grey - tornado watch. Ah, the side affects of a Gulf storm!!

2:38 pm

Uneaixoise

FYI I've got 2 A7/28's but I think there's more

2:42 pm

Gail

2x A7, 2x A8, 1 A9

2:49 pm

tedybeth

thanks, -- it helps to know I've got them!!

2:50 pm

tedybeth

But by my counts on postings, there are still 6 7-letter words unaccounted for?????

2:51 pm

Gail

So now Dennis is supposed to move up to the Northeast, we're due to get him by the middle of the week.

2:54 pm

tedybeth

one thing you can rely on -- the computers cannot exactly figure out where a hurricane will go !!

2:55 pm

tedybeth

One of the TV anchor-desk people was so stunned to see how much damage is still left in in FL from the storms last year --- took her a while to believe it.

2:56 pm

Gail

I have 17 7's so far - Ax3, Ex4, L, O, Px3, R, 3xS, w

2:56 pm

Uneaixoise

R7/56 (don't think this is already posted)

2:58 pm

Gail

Since I have all of the E, G, H, K, L, N, O, P, U and W words, that means the last seven letter word has to be an A, R, S, or T word. That narrows it down a bit!

2:59 pm

Gail

Ah, the mystery is solved. Thanks.

3:00 pm

tedybeth

Thanks -- with that R/56 , it seems to add up to the 18 7/s.

3:00 pm

speedfreak

I have the 14 - 7 letter words
3 A7/28
2 E7/28
1 E7/36
1 o7/28
1 P7/36
1 R7/56
2 S7/36
1 S7/28
1 S7/32
1 W7/40

Watching the Busch Race and Babbling what a nice Saturday!

3:03 pm

Gail

I have an R7/56 already, so there is still one missing unless there are two of them.

3:04 pm

Uneaixoise

i just got an L7/28--is that already listed?

3:06 pm

Gail

Aha! I just found an S7/28 - the natural height on a human or animal in an upright postion.

3:07 pm

Gail

Yep, that S7 gives me 18 7 letter words.

3:09 pm

speedfreak

Gail you are missing an S word for your 7 letter Good Luck With all your help I found the other 4

3:10 pm

Gail

So - the count on 7's is: Ax3, Ex4, Lx1, Ox1, Px3, Rx1, Sx4, Wx1

3:11 pm

speedfreak

Guess we were posting at the same time!!

3:15 pm

tedybeth

thanks, ya'll --- now I just have to find them all!!

3:15 pm

Gail

Well, at least we figured it all out!

3:16 pm

Gail

Hey, Tedybeth, remember when you came up to Vermont to miss hurricaine Bob? Heh.

3:19 pm

DarleenMB

well I've noodled till my fingers hurt and cannot find the other A8/9. got the ones Gail referenced.

3:21 pm

Gail

Darleen, if you take on of the t's out of the A8/9, you will get the A7/8. There is only one 9

3:21 pm

tedybeth

Sure do -- go figure!!! [Brigadoon from the porch]. Last year we endured Frances - then flew up to Buffalo [emergency trip] - and landed - yep - right in the middle of Frances. Make it stop !!!

3:22 pm

Gail

That should have read "one of the t's"

3:23 pm

DarleenMB

Thanks Gail. I think my brain is fried, again.

5:20 pm

onyx

too many words, too little time

6:11 pm

Cathy

roberts1 - just thinking how you must be enjoying all these words that start with a vowel. Know they're not your favorite :)

8:10 pm

periwinkle

I have the s/7/28. May I please have clues for the other s/7 words?

8:11 pm

periwinkle

I have the 2 a/8/40. I need help with the other 8 lettere words, please.

8:23 pm

tedybeth

Peri: I need the clue for the s7/28.plese.

s7/36 - a shallow basin in a desert region, contains 'stuff' deposited by evaporation.

s7?36 - pl. of 6/24 - a ruler, ancient Persia; subordinate bureaucrat.

s7/38 - place to keep stock of supplies for future use. [like hurricanes!!]

8:24 pm

periwinkle

Anyone else still playing?

8:24 pm

tedybeth

peri: for the w8 word - check post by Gail at 10:29 a.m.

8:26 pm

periwinkle

tedybeth, look at Gail's message at 3:06 pm. If that does not help, type in her definition on Google and you will get. That is how I found it.

8:27 pm

periwinkle

Oops, I already had the W/8, lol

8:28 pm

tedybeth

Thanks peri:
r8/75 adds one letter to the end of r7/56. based on a 4-letter 'w' word having to do with being brought into a state of awareness.

8:29 pm

periwinkle

There are 4 eight letter words, I have 3. 2 A words and a W word. What am I missing?

8:30 pm

tedybeth

And Gail is my sister & 'mento' at Babble - her clues are so good!!! She lives way in the northeast & I live way down in the south east [FL] - so we don't get to babble together except like this!!! :-)

8:31 pm

tedybeth

you're missing the R8/75 - which I just left a clue for you --- your eyes must be as goofy as mine by now!!

8:31 pm

periwinkle

tedybeth, thanks, got the last 8

8:33 pm

tedybeth

thanks to you, peri -- got that T word- had missed the clue completely -- and it's so simple --- NOW !!!

8:33 pm

periwinkle

I was hoping to get up to 200 words but don't think that will happen. Will keep playing for a little while longer.

8:36 pm

tedybeth

I know what you mean. Then they seem to just pop out at you. I was stuck at 170 --- now have 230 --- and am very tired!

8:38 pm

Gail

Tedybeth, are you Babbling again?

8:39 pm

tedybeth

Gail - what are you still doing awake!! LOL -- I'm definitely babbling - but not necessarily with the grid anymore!

8:41 pm

Gail

I just thought I would take a last look. Mary Ellen and Jeff picked out an engagement ring today!

8:42 pm

tedybeth

Yeah!! Did they buy it??!!

8:44 pm

Gail

No, he has to save up for it first. I am going off to bed now with my book. Queenie is asleep already.

8:45 pm

tedybeth

good reading, Gail!!

8:46 pm

Gail

Goodnight.

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